Food Science Intern

Title: Food Science Intern

               

Location: Richland, WA

               

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950’s, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+ team members around the world, it’s our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you’d expect from the most inventive potato company in the world!

Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary

               

Participate in an 11-week internship program built around your career goals and hands-on projects that impact the organization. As part of the Lamb Weston University Recruiting Internship Program, Interns work towards completing a Capstone project and are assigned a mentor who will guide and evaluate performance. Whether you are interested in Agricultural Science, Data Science, Finance, Supply Chain, IT, Manufacturing, Food Science, Marketing, or Engineering, our highly selective summer intern program has projects that will help you build the next stage in your career.


- 11-week paid internship, May – August (actual dates may vary)
- Gain real-world working experience through dynamic projects assigned by your mentor and assigned department
- Network and learn from executives, department leaders, high performers, and fellow interns across the business
- Receive guidance and feedback from your assigned mentor throughout the program
- Professional development events providing tools that will help after the internship and after graduation

Job Description

The Food Science Intern specializing in Innovation & Product Development, will be a contributing member of a team that brings together leading-edge technical knowledge to spur development of new potato products and processes.

This intern will gain industry insight while assisting professionals in research and projects. The intern will be a resource to the Sr. Food Scientist in the execution of pilot plant tests and research experiments. They will receive pertinent training and mentoring during the internship and will be given progressively increasing responsibilities based on performance. The intern should be capable of working in a collaborative environment as demonstrated by sharing ideas, opinions, and expertise.

Typical duties may include but are not limited to:

• Conduct laboratory and pilot plant experiments

• Develop and execute research hypotheses to completion

• Exposure to manufacturing processes and equipment

• Operate and assemble pilot plant equipment

• Prepare samples for laboratory analyses

• Document and maintain accurate and complete records relevant to experiments and projects

• Collect, organize, analyze, and summarize data

• Maintain a current and accurate electronic laboratory notebook

• Attend team meetings and discussions

Proficiencies Gained

• Cross-functional team-building skills

• Exposure to contemporary business and technical challenges

• Networking with professionals with extensive industry experience

• Opportunity to personally drive projects based on individual’s skill and interest level

• Unique approaches to Root Cause and Gap Analysis

• Analytical and data evaluation experience

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled or a recent graduate of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program related to Food Science.

• Juniors, Seniors, or Master’s degree students preferred but also accepting recent grads

• Minimum GPA 3.0 preferred

• A basic understanding of science (biology, chemistry, or food technology/engineering)